How many solar farms are planned in Virginia?

Developers have proposed 190 solar farms in Virginia with 19 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned solar farm in Virginia?

Blackwater Solar in Sussex County, Virginia is the largest planned, at 800 MW. It is expected to come online in 2030.

Who is developing solar farms in Virginia?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Planned solar farms in Virginia

Developers have proposed 190 solar farms in Virginia with 19 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating solar farms in Virginia

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned solar farms in Virginia are expected online in 2027 than in any other year

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Planned solar farms by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned solar farms in Virginia

Planned, by capacity

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Blackwater Solar	Sussex County	2030	800 MW
2	Clover-Rawlings 500 kV	Charlotte County	2024	700 MW
3	Clover-Rawlings 500 kV	Charlotte County	–	700 MW
4	Bellflower Solar (VA)	Brunswick County	2030	600 MW
5	Randolph Solar	Halifax County	2032	500 MW
6	Heritage - Wake 500 kV	Brunswick County	2024	400 MW
7	Heritage - Wake 500 kV	Brunswick County	–	400 MW
8	Carson - Rogers Road 500 kV	Sussex County	–	350 MW
9	Rawlings - Unity 500 kV	Brunswick County	2025	301 MW
10	Rawlings - Unity 500 kV	Brunswick County	–	301 MW

Planned solar farms expected online soonest in Virginia

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Dulles Solar and Storage	Loudoun County	2026	100 MW
2	Blue Rock Solar	Buckingham County	2026	100 MW
3	Sweet Sue Solar	King William County	2026	74 MW
4	Cerulean Solar	Richmond County	2026	62 MW
5	Moon Corner Solar	Richmond County	2026	60 MW
6	Southern Virginia Solar	Pittsylvania County	2027	125 MW
7	Cartersville Solar	Powhatan County	2027	100 MW
8	Blue Ridge Solar	Pittsylvania County	2027	95 MW
9	Woodridge Solar	Albemarle County	2027	138 MW
10	Clover Creek Solar	Halifax County	2027	77 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks solar farms

Operating solar farms come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about solar farms in Virginia

How many solar farms are planned in Virginia?: Developers have proposed 190 solar farms in Virginia with 19 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned solar farm in Virginia?: Blackwater Solar in Sussex County, Virginia is the largest planned, at 800 MW. It is expected to come online in 2030.
Who is developing solar farms in Virginia?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.